Kentucky House passes new rules for filling Senate vacancies by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, The Associated Press Posted Mar 16, 2021 7:24 pm EDT Last Updated Mar 16, 2021 at 7:28 pm EDT FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, speaks with Kentucky Governor-Elect Andy Beshear before the dedication of a Recovery Community Center in Manchester, Ky. Mitch McConnell has given his blessing to legislation to change how a vacant U.S. Senate seat would be filled in his home state of Kentucky, but it most certainly doesn't signal an opening is contemplated, an ally of the Senate Republican leader said Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)